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now, in so sofaras national sciewrs, there's a lot of challenges facing us. we had an uprising in iran years ago when people wanted a free and just society in iran, and i just wish the president said we're on the side of those who want to change that thee i don'- theocracy. when ronald reagan called the soviet union the evil empire, that gave heart to the prisoners. if iran gets nuclear weapons, that needs to be prevented. you have worries about particularly in syria, a chemical weapon stockpiles, you have the tax on embassies and consulates in libya and egypt and elsewhere around the world. it's why it's so dangerous and wrong to be playing these political games with our armed services. we need to be strong, a strong economy to have a strong national defense, but the last thing we ought to be doing is having devra devastating cuts te military readiness, and that's why what has to happen is responsible leadership, stop the devastating cuts k come together, have cuts that set the right priorities and ensure the men and women protecting our safety and our freed
now, in so sofaras national sciewrs, there's a lot of challenges facing us. we had an uprising in iran years ago when people wanted a free and just society in iran, and i just wish the president said we're on the side of those who want to change that thee i don'- theocracy. when ronald reagan called the soviet union the evil empire, that gave heart to the prisoners. if iran gets nuclear weapons, that needs to be prevented. you have worries about particularly in syria, a chemical weapon...
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insofar as national security, there are a lot of challenges facing us. we had an opportunity to be on the side of an uprising in iran several years ago. when people wanted a more free and just society in iran. and i just wish our president had said we are on the side of those who wanted to change about theocracy, that repression regime but a state so that reminded me of when -- pre-du-lac reset when ronald reagan called the soviet union the evil empire, that gave hard to the producers. we have the biggest threat i think as iran, if iran gets nuclear weapons, that that needs to be prevented. you have worries about, particularly in syria, the chemical weapons stockpile. you have the attacks on embassies in libya and egypt and elsewhere around the world. this is exactly why it is so dangerous and so wrong to be playing these little games with our armed services. we need to be stored. we need a strong economy to have a strong national defense. but the last thing we ought to be doing is having these devastating cuts to our military readiness, and that's why w
insofar as national security, there are a lot of challenges facing us. we had an opportunity to be on the side of an uprising in iran several years ago. when people wanted a more free and just society in iran. and i just wish our president had said we are on the side of those who wanted to change about theocracy, that repression regime but a state so that reminded me of when -- pre-du-lac reset when ronald reagan called the soviet union the evil empire, that gave hard to the producers. we have...
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i enjoyed the film, but disturbing, you've got the united nations that can't even define terrorism. our president goes to the u.n. this week and he doesn't mention it, yet, we've got a dead ambassador to show for what i guess is an undefinable cause. >> i didn't realize the word terrorism was so difficult to figure out what it is. i tried spoofing it to the guy with the dictionary apparently webster has a view on terrorism. >> mike: what was it that motivated you to take on the united nations? >> you know, it's interesting, and it's a moment. and i was sitting at home, and i was watching a michael moore movie, "columbine" i've seen movies and never actually made one and i can't tell you why, i started thinking about the u.n. and the bias against israel, its failure to stop sudan, and i needed to do something and i looked over the screen and saw this michael moore entertaining and engaging medium. this is the medium i want to use to express my point of view and i literally quit my job ap started raising money and put the movie together. it was remarkable to see almost as sort of clue
i enjoyed the film, but disturbing, you've got the united nations that can't even define terrorism. our president goes to the u.n. this week and he doesn't mention it, yet, we've got a dead ambassador to show for what i guess is an undefinable cause. >> i didn't realize the word terrorism was so difficult to figure out what it is. i tried spoofing it to the guy with the dictionary apparently webster has a view on terrorism. >> mike: what was it that motivated you to take on the...
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this is not the united nations. it is the united nations of a with people coming in here and doing this. host: you bring up the history of the u.n. host: what do you think? caller: at the time it was a good thing, but they did not count on the rise of communism from china and russia. the muslims are a big problem right now and we should try to stop pacifying that. they use any excuse to attack this country, and we have a president that seems to sit there and watch it. he should have been at the united nations today condemning them. host: are you going to listen to his speech at noon today? caller: i will record it. all they have been doing is apologizing. they killed two soldiers in afghanistan. he apologized for them. the first statement coming out of the and missing over there when it was attacked, the hate speech is no good. let's get real. these people hate us. why do we go to the united day since to get condemned by of them? --t: here's a comment host: paris "the washington post -- here is "the washington post"
this is not the united nations. it is the united nations of a with people coming in here and doing this. host: you bring up the history of the u.n. host: what do you think? caller: at the time it was a good thing, but they did not count on the rise of communism from china and russia. the muslims are a big problem right now and we should try to stop pacifying that. they use any excuse to attack this country, and we have a president that seems to sit there and watch it. he should have been at the...
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we should reflect far more than we do on the fact that the united states at least so far as the national government is concerned scarcely meets the 20 first century criteria of democratic rule. this is why friedman could seriously suggest that the united states might need its own springtime of democracy. that being said i have also concluded that most americans don't care about democracy either at home or abroad. a number of people came up to me after the earlier book, end reminded me, some gently and some not so, that didn't i realize that we weren't intended to be democracy. we are a republican and we should keep it that way. the people who said precisely that i am sure did not know they were repeating to a slogan of the john birch society but i can testify from personal experience that it is heavily wired in to the american political mind that there's something dangerous about democracy which is instantly identified with tyranny of the majority and that we should embrace and venerate institutions that make it next to impossible for majorities to govern on less all the stars are aligne
we should reflect far more than we do on the fact that the united states at least so far as the national government is concerned scarcely meets the 20 first century criteria of democratic rule. this is why friedman could seriously suggest that the united states might need its own springtime of democracy. that being said i have also concluded that most americans don't care about democracy either at home or abroad. a number of people came up to me after the earlier book, end reminded me, some...
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don king to come, secretary-general of the united nations. presidents, heads of governments, ladies and gentlemen. i salute you, peace and prayers be upon you and islam. mr. president, it gives me pleasure to congratulate you and your family country and the presidency of the general assembly in his confession. i wish you success in your mission. i'd also like to express my sincere appreciation to the ambassador into the brotherly state of qatar for the outstanding procession. i would also like to pay tribute to the secretary-general of the nation for his continued assets to preserve the role of the organization. i assure a few of the chip supports to our efforts that he makes. mr. president, my presence here today in addressing the general assembly has multiple significance. i am the first egyptian civilian president enacted democratically and freely following a great peaceful resolution, he used by the entire world. this revolution established a genuine person through the oscars of our egyptians inside and outside egypt's and with the grace
don king to come, secretary-general of the united nations. presidents, heads of governments, ladies and gentlemen. i salute you, peace and prayers be upon you and islam. mr. president, it gives me pleasure to congratulate you and your family country and the presidency of the general assembly in his confession. i wish you success in your mission. i'd also like to express my sincere appreciation to the ambassador into the brotherly state of qatar for the outstanding procession. i would also like...
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that is against a member nation of the united nations. how can we as america do something to ensure iran is thrown out of the united nations? he cannot be given platforms like this. he is now the secretary for the mam for the next three years. >> how can the united states get iran thrown out? do you realize iran just held a meeting with 40 countries? i thought it was 40. even more important, 120. you are suggesting the president should organize an assembly to throw iran out? listen, you'll forgive me, but it is ridiculous. we pay dues but we do not decide how countries will vote. thank god none of the votes in the assembly are mandatory in terms of being carried out. that has to be done through the security council, where we have a veto. to suggest that we go down the path of trying to throw iran out of the assembly, you are spinning your wheels. thank you. >> congressman? >> to even debate the efficacy of the u.n. is a waste of time. they are a colossal failure. [applause] the league of nations, we have had some successes in humanitarian
that is against a member nation of the united nations. how can we as america do something to ensure iran is thrown out of the united nations? he cannot be given platforms like this. he is now the secretary for the mam for the next three years. >> how can the united states get iran thrown out? do you realize iran just held a meeting with 40 countries? i thought it was 40. even more important, 120. you are suggesting the president should organize an assembly to throw iran out? listen,...
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ambassador to the united nations susan rice goes on five sunday talk shows and called it spontaneous. >> this was not a preplanned, premedicated attack. >> september 17. >> simply on the basis of what ambassador rice has publicly disclosed, does the united states government regard what happened in benghazi as act of terror? >> again, i'm not going to put labels thon until we have a complete investigation. >> you don't regard it as act of terrorism? >> i don't think we know enough. i don't think we know enough. >> bret: september 18 on the "david letterman show." >> is this an act of war? are we at war now? what happened here? >> here is what happened. you had a video released by somebody who lives here, shadowy character who is extremely offensive video directed at muhammad and islam. >> making fun of the prophet muhammad. >> making fun of the prophet muhammad. so this caused great offense in much of the muslim world. but what also happened is extremists and terrorists. use this as excuse. to attack variety of the embassies including the consulate in libya. >> september 19 on capitol
ambassador to the united nations susan rice goes on five sunday talk shows and called it spontaneous. >> this was not a preplanned, premedicated attack. >> september 17. >> simply on the basis of what ambassador rice has publicly disclosed, does the united states government regard what happened in benghazi as act of terror? >> again, i'm not going to put labels thon until we have a complete investigation. >> you don't regard it as act of terrorism? >> i don't...
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left unscathed left standing unscathed their own the united states it was the beginning of a multi-day for a country of hardened men and women and after fifteen years of peace they elected the first president from their own generation john f. kennedy i'd like to play you a part of a speech that he gave in american university right here in washington d.c. only months before his assassination in dallas it's a famous speech one word j.f.k. announce plans for the development of the nuclear test ban treaty and his does. cision to unilaterally suspend all atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons it was a bold step towards peace and one that was not unilaterally popular certainly not amongst those who drive purpose as well as profit from war let's take a listen. i am talking about genuine peace. the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living. they have the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hold. and build a better life for their children. not merely peace for americans. but peace for all men and women. reflect on that moment for this for a moment we've become so obsessed
left unscathed left standing unscathed their own the united states it was the beginning of a multi-day for a country of hardened men and women and after fifteen years of peace they elected the first president from their own generation john f. kennedy i'd like to play you a part of a speech that he gave in american university right here in washington d.c. only months before his assassination in dallas it's a famous speech one word j.f.k. announce plans for the development of the nuclear test ban...
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don king to come, secretary-general of the united nations. presidents, heads of governments, ladies and gentlemen. i salute you, peace and prayers be upon you and islam. mr. president, it gives me pleasure to congratulate you and your family country and the presidency of the general assembly in his confession. i wish you success in your mission. i'd also like to express my sincere appreciation to the ambassador into the brotherly state of qatar for the outstanding procession. i would also like to pay tribute to the secretary-general of the nation for his continued assets to preserve the role of the organization. i assure a few of the chip supports to our efforts that he makes. mr. president, my presence here today in addressing the general assembly has multiple significance. i am the first egyptian civilian president enacted democratically and freely following a great peaceful resolution, he used by the entire world. this revolution established a genuine person through the oscars of our egyptians inside and outside egypt's and with the grace
don king to come, secretary-general of the united nations. presidents, heads of governments, ladies and gentlemen. i salute you, peace and prayers be upon you and islam. mr. president, it gives me pleasure to congratulate you and your family country and the presidency of the general assembly in his confession. i wish you success in your mission. i'd also like to express my sincere appreciation to the ambassador into the brotherly state of qatar for the outstanding procession. i would also like...
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this survey is the most comprehensive of services for those disorders in the united states. because of the statistical cower of the survey, it's a prime source of information on the scope and nature of many substance abuse and mental health issues affecting the nation. i'm also pleased to be here with our partners from the white house office of national drug control policy, and the director the direct is is one of the nation's most powerful voices for the prevention of substance abuse and the support of recovery from addiction. this is recovery month as you heard. we are especially appreciative of the efforts of everyone in the room and around the country interested in the message of recovery, and what it means to those with substance abuse disorders with their families. it's a month that goes beyond recorch ri and commit to the wellness of persons in recovery from mental illness or addictions to support the full health and well being of the individuals, their families, and their communities. you're going to hear this morning about both of the issues and from some of the per
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out of principle, syria received the united nations supervision is seen in syria, and furnish it with all facilities needed to enable it to deploy in syria in an unprecedented record time. the syrian leadership also announced its full commitment to the implementation of the six-point plan presented by mr. a non-con and started practical implication of this provision. also welcomed the geneva community that stressed the need for the implementation of this provision. however, the behavior of the armed groups which sought to exploit the syrian government's commitment to the plan and to the geneva communiquÉ in order to make gains on the ground in an area of their presence added to that statement issued by some western and arab countries. all of these have exposed the actors and states working to thwart all these initiatives. syria has welcomed the appointment of mr. lakhdar brahimi as the special representative of the secretary-general to succeed mr. annan. it has stressed its willingness to fully cooperate with them on the principles agreed upon by the international community. particul
out of principle, syria received the united nations supervision is seen in syria, and furnish it with all facilities needed to enable it to deploy in syria in an unprecedented record time. the syrian leadership also announced its full commitment to the implementation of the six-point plan presented by mr. a non-con and started practical implication of this provision. also welcomed the geneva community that stressed the need for the implementation of this provision. however, the behavior of the...
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and who are you advising at the united nations? >> guest: i talked to a number of u.n. officials. a must see who i talked to in our discussions are confidential. they will just generally say it is my view that right now, any diplomatic initiative is a waste of time. it has become such an existential conflict, so militarized on each side of the conflict to try to put forward the diplomatic resolution is useless right now because either side is just not listening to it. i think you and officials, from what i've been reading, the new u.n. envoy who is imminently qualified understands the almost impossibility of his task. i think he has taken right approach. in other words, is going to syria, meeting with regime officials, many with opposition officials, getting the lay of the land. he is making necessary contacts and developing relationships so that perhaps when there is a time, hopefully in the near future, very diplomatic initiative stands a chance of succeeding, then it can happen. but right now i don't see it. >> host: you don't see this week anything out of the ghetto and, no re
and who are you advising at the united nations? >> guest: i talked to a number of u.n. officials. a must see who i talked to in our discussions are confidential. they will just generally say it is my view that right now, any diplomatic initiative is a waste of time. it has become such an existential conflict, so militarized on each side of the conflict to try to put forward the diplomatic resolution is useless right now because either side is just not listening to it. i think you and...
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. >> join us tonight when we show you mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech to the united nations. he was there earlier today with other world leaders. watch that at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific on c-span2. >> the center for american progress has a new report on the presidential election titled the path to 270 revisited. the report and this discussion examine how demographic changes and voter perception of the economy and ideology affect the campaigns and their strategies. panelists include ron brownstein and reiham salam. this is just over 90 minutes. >> thank you for joining us. the role of demographics, economic and voter registration and voter ideology in the 2012 election and i wish you a happy administration day. i'm sure everyone is registered to vote. make sure your friends and families are as well. this is covered by two fantastic teams like progress twenty-fifth the. we are a few weeks before the election and that may seem like a very short time but in politics is a lifetime. let's talk about the current state of the election and plenty of people have talked about the horse
. >> join us tonight when we show you mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech to the united nations. he was there earlier today with other world leaders. watch that at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific on c-span2. >> the center for american progress has a new report on the presidential election titled the path to 270 revisited. the report and this discussion examine how demographic changes and voter perception of the economy and ideology affect the campaigns and their strategies. panelists include...
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mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech at the united nations general assembly last week was likely his last. his term as president of iran ends this year. to document his visit to new york city he brought along his official photographer. well, now ahmadinejad is back home in iran, but his photographer never left new york. according to his attorney, he's filing for asylum here in the u.s. he just spoke with cnn. deborah feyerick is here with the interview. on what grounds is he trying to stay in the united states? >> now that he has defected he simply can't go back. he's betrayed president ahmadinejad, he can no longer be trusted by the regime, certainly not by the ayatollahs who are running the country. the iranian photographer's lawyers suggest that the reason he defected thursday is because he was asked to use his skills as a cameraman to do things for iran against the united states. take a listen to what paul dwyer had to say. >> i think when you have a lot of people on the ground who are fleeing and seeking asylum, that's not such an indication that the government is in trouble. but when
mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech at the united nations general assembly last week was likely his last. his term as president of iran ends this year. to document his visit to new york city he brought along his official photographer. well, now ahmadinejad is back home in iran, but his photographer never left new york. according to his attorney, he's filing for asylum here in the u.s. he just spoke with cnn. deborah feyerick is here with the interview. on what grounds is he trying to stay in the...
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his calls are genocidal, and that is against a member nation of the united nations. how can we as america do something to ensure that iran is thrown out of the united nations and set off course? he can't be given platforms like this. he is now the secretary for the next three years. >> if i understood it, your position is how can the united states get iran thrown out of -- do you realize iran just held a meeting where 40 countries went to -- [inaudible] >> i thought it was 40. but even more important, 120. and you are suggesting that somehow the president should organize the assembly so it will throw iran out? listen, you will forgive me. you will forgive me, but it's ridiculous. we pay dues but we don't decide how countries will vote. and in the -- thank god that none of the votes in the assembly are mandatory in terms of being carried out. that has to be done through the security council where we have a veto. but to suggest that we go down
his calls are genocidal, and that is against a member nation of the united nations. how can we as america do something to ensure that iran is thrown out of the united nations and set off course? he can't be given platforms like this. he is now the secretary for the next three years. >> if i understood it, your position is how can the united states get iran thrown out of -- do you realize iran just held a meeting where 40 countries went to -- [inaudible] >> i thought it was 40. but...
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and we in the united nations must step up our efforts to support the people in the country's as they build their own space future. let me take the arguments in term. a first of all there are those that say they're fed into little progress that the arab spring has produced tangible improvements in people's lives. this isn't right. look at libya since the fall of gaddafi we've created a new congress and now plans to integrate groups into the national police and army. none of this is to ignore the huge and so bring challenges that remain. the murder of the ambassador chris stevens was a despicable act of terrorism. but the right responses to finish the work that chris stevens gave his life to and that is what the vast majority of libyans want, too. we saw that in ben zazi last weekend as they took to the streets refusing to allow extremists to hijack their chance for dhaka see. the arab spring has brought progress in egypt with of the democratically elected president as civilian control over the military. in yemen and tunisia where the elections support the government to power and in mo
and we in the united nations must step up our efforts to support the people in the country's as they build their own space future. let me take the arguments in term. a first of all there are those that say they're fed into little progress that the arab spring has produced tangible improvements in people's lives. this isn't right. look at libya since the fall of gaddafi we've created a new congress and now plans to integrate groups into the national police and army. none of this is to ignore the...
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now is not the dogmatic decisions of religions, but some decisions of frans national cooperation and economy power deciding without being able to say anything and we cull it democracy, still today dealing with power that are beyond the procedure. the banks, transnational cooperation, and, for example, in greece, in spain, in italy, we have those coming to solve the problem we never elected them, but money is choosing them. we have to deal with not simplistic answer when it comes to separate religion from states, what do you have? directing the state or imposing decision on to the state which is also imposing decision on to us as citizens. this western model, i think, be washington. we all have to deal with problems and crisis from within. i wouldn't push the arab world to follow blindly the western model, but take the better, the best from the others and try their own way. having said that, the first problem is the nature of the state. why -- i was referring to this dpsh voided referring to islamic states, and if you listen now to what is coming from tunisia and what is coming from e
now is not the dogmatic decisions of religions, but some decisions of frans national cooperation and economy power deciding without being able to say anything and we cull it democracy, still today dealing with power that are beyond the procedure. the banks, transnational cooperation, and, for example, in greece, in spain, in italy, we have those coming to solve the problem we never elected them, but money is choosing them. we have to deal with not simplistic answer when it comes to separate...
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[applause] c-span [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> letter at 12:30, former secretary of state and others look at how new leadership in china will impact relations with the united states feared and live tonight, what engage as president obama and mitt romney have their first debate from the university of denver. our first program starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. and after the debate, your reaction and comments. >> the first in 45 minutes, a discussion on the role of young voters in the presidential election.
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his goals are genocidal and that is against the member nation of the united nations. how can we as america do something to ensure that iran is thrown out of the united nations and of course he can't be given platforms like this. he is now the secretary to the m.a. and for the next three years. >> i understand your position, how can the united states get iran thrown out? >> realize that iran is held a meeting where 40 countries went went -- i thought it was 40 but even more important, 120 and you're suggesting that somehow the president should organize the assembly so that it will throw iran out? listen, you will forgive me. it's ridiculous. we pay dues but we don't decide how countries will vote. and thank god that none of the votes of the assembly are mandatory in terms of being carried out. that has to be done through the security council, where we have a veto. but to suggest that we go down the path of trying to throw iran out of the assembly, we would be spinning our wheels. >> congressman? >> to even debate the efficacy of the u.n. is a waste of time since they a
his goals are genocidal and that is against the member nation of the united nations. how can we as america do something to ensure that iran is thrown out of the united nations and of course he can't be given platforms like this. he is now the secretary to the m.a. and for the next three years. >> i understand your position, how can the united states get iran thrown out? >> realize that iran is held a meeting where 40 countries went went -- i thought it was 40 but even more...
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he could vote on the national ticket five times. so if you're in a national audience watching on -- watching on c-span to come to the nixon library. here's my presidential trivia. there are only four colleges in the united states which have graduated presidents and starting quarterbacks in the super bowl. what are those? so good thinking right now. i'll give you the easiest one of wall. the united states naval academy. jimmy carter. that's pretty easy. the university of michigan which i already mentioned, gerald ford and some pretty. of course the starting quarterback for the navy was roger stop back. and if you think, california, it's pretty easy to come up with stanford for much harder graduated and promote jim and john denver graduated, but starting quarterback in the super bowl. then last one is really hard but have given you a clue. have already said his last name. benjamin harrison who matriculated at miami university of ohio and who is a quarterback , been in office burger of that team purpose per that shall not otherwise be
he could vote on the national ticket five times. so if you're in a national audience watching on -- watching on c-span to come to the nixon library. here's my presidential trivia. there are only four colleges in the united states which have graduated presidents and starting quarterbacks in the super bowl. what are those? so good thinking right now. i'll give you the easiest one of wall. the united states naval academy. jimmy carter. that's pretty easy. the university of michigan which i already...
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as we know, these elections that we choose to have in the united states are not decided by the popular vote. instead, we have the electoral votes where everybody gets another vote for the states that allocate their electrical votes will so that gives us outcomes in a number of battleground states. this is as we laid it out in the first case. we have six states in the midwest area, ohio, michigan, and ohio, states in the southwest, colorado, new mexico and nevada. virginia and florida in the south. all of the states are pretty different. the six states in the midwest are much more heavy and have a slow level of demographic change and they are more bechler changing slowly. that is favorable in showing preference for barack obama could with that in mind, let's look at some of the particular swing states that are in play. more than any other state, perhaps ohio is one of the pogroms. a state that was believed to be for mitt romney, but if obama holds all six electoral votes, he is only four electoral votes short of victory. critical romney strategy in the state of ohio. that is not happeni
as we know, these elections that we choose to have in the united states are not decided by the popular vote. instead, we have the electoral votes where everybody gets another vote for the states that allocate their electrical votes will so that gives us outcomes in a number of battleground states. this is as we laid it out in the first case. we have six states in the midwest area, ohio, michigan, and ohio, states in the southwest, colorado, new mexico and nevada. virginia and florida in the...
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aas p as protests continued debates were front and center at the opening session of the united nations general assembly in new york. in a strong speech, president obama again condemned the video as an insult to muslims and all americans, but america rejects it. >> given the power and faith and passion that it can inflame, the strongest weapon is not repression, it's more speech. the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and lift up the values of uderstanding and mumpl respect. >> he called on world leaders to speak out forcefully against extremism. >> na brand of politics that pits east against west and south against north and muslims against christians and hindus and jews can't deliver on the promise of freedom. >> many arab and muslim leaders renewed their can calls for a u.n. resolution to banal defamation of religion. egypt's new president morsi said his country respects freedom of expression, but he added not the freedom of expression that deepens ignorance and disregards others. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad once again generated controversy in a speech that accus
aas p as protests continued debates were front and center at the opening session of the united nations general assembly in new york. in a strong speech, president obama again condemned the video as an insult to muslims and all americans, but america rejects it. >> given the power and faith and passion that it can inflame, the strongest weapon is not repression, it's more speech. the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and lift up the values of uderstanding and mumpl respect....
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will be addressing the united nations. so, um, this could not be timelier. we have three guests, all of whom have had pentagon positions in the obama administration, and i believe you're all on the national security advisory committee for the re-election campaign? so you're political as well as foreign policy experts. i'm going to introduce them one at a time, and then as i introduce them, i am going to put a question to each of them in his or her area of expertise, and then having done that, we'll open it up to questions from you. first, i'm going to start with doug wilson who served as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs from 2009 to 2012. he's a distinguished fellow of media and public affairs at george washington university. you're the more political, i believe, in this group, so let me ask you this, it relates to the chart we just saw. why for the first time in a generation do voters prefer democrats to republicans on foreign policy, is that the elimination of osama bin laden, or is there more to it? >>
will be addressing the united nations. so, um, this could not be timelier. we have three guests, all of whom have had pentagon positions in the obama administration, and i believe you're all on the national security advisory committee for the re-election campaign? so you're political as well as foreign policy experts. i'm going to introduce them one at a time, and then as i introduce them, i am going to put a question to each of them in his or her area of expertise, and then having done that,...
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that you make to the united nations and look forward to visiting egypt again. thank you. >> ( translated ): and i thank you very much and i would like to take this opportunity to salute all of those who are listening to me in the united states or in the rest of the world, the entire world, and the people of egypt. my family as i am right now in the united nations to present the egyptian point of view as to what's happening in the world and i hope for peace and stability for the entire world. >> rose: thank you very much. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
that you make to the united nations and look forward to visiting egypt again. thank you. >> ( translated ): and i thank you very much and i would like to take this opportunity to salute all of those who are listening to me in the united states or in the rest of the world, the entire world, and the people of egypt. my family as i am right now in the united nations to present the egyptian point of view as to what's happening in the world and i hope for peace and stability for the entire...
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he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not end in the cycle of sectarian violence. together we must stand with those syrians who believe in a different vision, a syria that is united and inclusive where children don't need to fear their own government. and they have a say, sunni's and christians. that's what america stands for, that's what we will stand for sanctions and consequences to those who persecute and support for those who work for the common good. >> rose: they have the resolution to increase the government three times. meanwhile the killing in syria continues. they're up to 30,000 estimated
he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not...
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when israel was faced with the palestinians going to the united nations and asking for a unilateral declaration, there was one country that stood with israel and stopped that. that was the united states of america with me talking to the president of the united states making sure that did not happen. >> thank you. the next question is directed at senator heller. >> to different degrees, nevada has a sense of just how devastating it can be to the state if we had a species list as an endangered species. realistically, what can you do in the senate to prevent that from happening? >> for someone who grew up here hunting and fishing, i have a little bit of experience with this. it is not just a big issue for the state of nevada. we are talking an impact it would have agriculture, mining. it would be huge. i have put together a working group. i brought people together from both sides. we talk about the specific issue, what we can do. let's realize what the problem is. we are poorly managing. because of all this, we are literally running the habitat. we will be discussing this in washington d.c. and di
when israel was faced with the palestinians going to the united nations and asking for a unilateral declaration, there was one country that stood with israel and stopped that. that was the united states of america with me talking to the president of the united states making sure that did not happen. >> thank you. the next question is directed at senator heller. >> to different degrees, nevada has a sense of just how devastating it can be to the state if we had a species list as an...
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interests of the united states. we should use that aid as extensive leverage to protect national security interest. we should not be writing a blank check. look at the nation of egypt, the muslim brotherhood in power, i think that is an extraordinarily dangerous situation for us to be sending over $1 billion to them, much of it in military aid. it is a precarious situation. >> mr. sadler? do you agree with that? >> if he severed ties with egypt, you guarantee that people who are our enemies will be involved. i think it is a dangerous strategy mr. cruz is suggesting, and it violates every foreign policy we have had in recent memory. the fact is, the way we will help these countries go forward -- if we do not, our enemies will. i would much rather us be involved. >> there is one principle clear from time immemorial -- tyrants cannot respect weakness. the tragic hostage situation in iran -- this president has engaged in the wrong pattern of coddling those hostile to the united states. while shunning our allies. recentl
interests of the united states. we should use that aid as extensive leverage to protect national security interest. we should not be writing a blank check. look at the nation of egypt, the muslim brotherhood in power, i think that is an extraordinarily dangerous situation for us to be sending over $1 billion to them, much of it in military aid. it is a precarious situation. >> mr. sadler? do you agree with that? >> if he severed ties with egypt, you guarantee that people who are our...
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they are more likely to create threats to the national security of the united states and yet there was a general trend of wanting less involvement militarily, economically and so forth with this region. along with what david said, public opinion and how the voters and citizens feel about the involvement of their country in the middle east is another issue. [inaudible] it will continue without any doubt. for us in that part of the will of least the part of the world that we are talking about is fundamental and it is our neighborhood and there for the stability there is fundamental. many things are related to that. so, for us that has to be a priority, and it will be a pretty. it is always in the attention of any prime minister and european. [inaudible] i think the problem that we have cannot be resolved without a good cooperation and the europeans and the united states to let me elaborate further. the united states according to what your up said may have the dictation of abandoning the fact of the world. it could be reasonable. let me say that. if you look for instance that in afghanist
they are more likely to create threats to the national security of the united states and yet there was a general trend of wanting less involvement militarily, economically and so forth with this region. along with what david said, public opinion and how the voters and citizens feel about the involvement of their country in the middle east is another issue. [inaudible] it will continue without any doubt. for us in that part of the will of least the part of the world that we are talking about is...